Out of Town Pool Report #7: WH arrival
Motorcade arrived at the White House at 5:51 pm through the south entrance. Pool did not lay eyes on POTUS. Kerry Picket | White House Correspondent
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Motorcade arrived at the White House at 5:51 pm through the south entrance. Pool did not lay eyes on POTUS. Kerry Picket | White House Correspondent
AF1 touched down at JBA at 5:17 pm. The flight was about 36 minutes, and no visitors came to the press cabin. POTUS took no questions beneath the wing as he deplaned AF1 at 5:30 pm. Motorcade began rolling with POTUS at 5:32 pm en route to the White House. Kerry Picket | White House Correspondent
POTUS arrived at Morristown airport on M1 at 4:24 pm. He was wearing a red MAGA cap and waved to reporters before boarding AF1. Margo Martin, Natalie Harp were seen on M1. Consider this your wheels up note. Kerry Picket | White House Correspondent
Jumped ahead there a bit. Pool deplaned and is now underneath the wing waiting for POTUS to arrive at Morristown Airport. Kerry Picket | White House Correspondent
Pool boards AF1 at 3:43 pm. We are still awaiting POTUS. Kerry Picket | White House Correspondent
Pool arrived at Morristown Airport at 3:20 pm. We will be taking the smaller AF1 today with the new paint job. On a side note, we flew in on Friday on the baby blue colored plane. The pool has preset at Morristown airport and is awaiting POTUS’ arrival. Kerry Picket | White House Correspondent
After being swept at Trump National Bedminster Golf Club, pool began rolling towards Morristown Airport at 2:51 pm to await for POTUS departure to JBA. Kerry Picket | White House Correspondent
Good afternoon. The pool loaded into vans at 2:25 pm. We headed to Bedminster at 2:27 pm to be swept before we motorcade to Morristown Airport and await POTUS’ arrival before we depart to JBA. Kerry Picket | White House Correspondent
The White House has called a lid as of 11:49 am. Enjoy your Sunday. Kerry Picket | White House Correspondent
The White House has called a lid as of 11:29 am Enjoy your Saturday. Kerry Picket | White House Correspondent
White House says M1 touched down at 6:29 PM EDT at Bedminster. We have a lid. Kerry Picket | White House Correspondent
Pool loaded into vans and left Morristown Airport at about 6:20 pm. Kerry Picket | White House Correspondent
The president deplaned AF1 at 6:10 pm did not stop to take questions after disembarking. He boarded M1 and lifted off at 6:17 pm. Kerry Picket | White House Correspondent
AF1 landed at Morristown Airport at 5:57 p.m. after a 33 minute flight. It was an uneventful ride, and no visitors came to the press cabin. Kerry Picket | White House Correspondent
The motorcade arrived at JBA at 5:08 p.m.following an uneventful ride. POTUS gave the thumbs up and a fist pump before he boarded AF1. Consider this your wheels up notice. Kerry Picket | White House Correspondent
Pool loaded on to a van at 4:25 p.m., and the motorcade began rolling at 4:49 p.m. to JBA. Kerry Picket | White House Correspondent
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY // NOT REPORTABLE Guidance for President Donald J. Trump’s Air Force One Arrival Dallas, Texas Wednesday, September 9, 2026 When: Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 2:50 PM CDT Where: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport 2400 Aviation Drive Dallas, TX 75261 Request Media Credentials: Media may request credentials HERE by 4:00 PM CDT on Monday, September 7, 2026. Late requests will not be a…
We are gathered again at the stake out location for motorcade departure to JBA and will shortly be loading into vans. Kerry Picket | White House Correspondent
Just to clarify, the delay in departure to JBA was a result of an independent press movement not a delay due to POTUS. Kerry Picket | White House Correspondent
Some more detailed comments from POTUS in the Oval Office on three topics: Air Force One Question: "Does the new Air Force One still need to be maxed out? Is it safe to fly to Ireland?" POTUS: "Yeah, it's going to go away and it's a magnificent plane. Interior-wise, the best. Engine is the best. Oh yeah, no, it's, well, it has a lot of stuff, but to max it out, meaning you can go into any territory, it'll take about…